יָרֵא

ya.re · to fear

Hebrew · Strong's H3372 · Verb · Sounds like: yaw-ray' · 315 occurrences

Word meanings

Senses and individuals

  • to fear H3372G 205
  • to fear: revere H3372H · a Meaning of 110

Strong's dictionary

a primitive root; to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten; affright, be (make) afraid, dread(-ful), (put in) fear(-ful, -fully, -ing), (be had in) reverence(-end), [idiom] see, terrible (act, -ness, thing).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
יָרֵא vb. fear
Qal
1. fear, be afraid
2. stand in awe of
3. fear, reverence, honour
Niph.
1. be fearful, dreadful
2. cause astonishment and awe
3. inspire reverence, godly fear, and awe
Piel. make afraid, terrify

Every occurrence

  1. 1 Kings 1:50 יָרֵ֖א ya.Re' · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And Adonijah feared because of Solomon; and he arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.

  2. 1 Kings 1:51 יָרֵ֖א ya.Re' · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And it was told Solomon, saying, Behold, Adonijah feareth king Solomon; for, lo, he hath laid hold on the horns of the altar, saying, Let king Solomon swear unto me first that he will not slay his servant with the sword.

  3. 1 Kings 3:28 וַיִּֽרְא֖וּ vai.yir.'U · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do justice.

  4. 1 Kings 8:40 יִֽרָא֔וּךָ yi.ra.'U.kha · A mild command: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by them

    that they may fear thee all the days that they live in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers.

  5. 1 Kings 8:43 לְיִרְאָ֤ה le.yir.'Ah · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    hear thou in heaven thy dwelling-place, and do according to all that the foreigner calleth to thee for; that all the peoples of the earth may know thy name, to fear thee, as doth thy people Israel, and that they may know that this house which I have built is called by my name.

  6. 1 Kings 17:13 תִּ֣ירְאִ֔י tir.'I · A mild command: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go and do as thou hast said; but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it forth unto me, and afterward make for thee and for thy son.

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